On the recordJune 11, 2024
Mr. Speaker, let me read what they say. American Hotel and Lodging Association says: ``While hotels disclose mandatory additional fees to consumers in accordance with existing FTC guidance now, it is critical that any updated display requirements apply across the competitive lodging advertising and booking landscape. Recently, many of the largest hotel chains . . . have implemented, or announced plans to imminently implement, changes to ensure that mandatory fees are displayed upfront in the pricing consumers are offered through their owned channels. ``Critically, as consumers shop for and book lodging through a wide variety of channels and providers, this proposed legislation would apply to third-party distributors, such as online travel agencies . . . metasearch sites and search engines . . . as well as short-term rental platforms. . . .…
